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  • New Indigenous Strategic Plan establishes UBC’s role in upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples

    UBC marks a significant milestone in its commitment to truth and reconciliation with the launch of a new Indigenous Strategic Plan. Moreover, it is the first university in North America to commit to taking a human rights-based approach to its Indigenous strategic framework. Read More

  • Musqueam Welcome by sʔəyəɬəq (Larry Grant)

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  • Musqueam flag raised at UBC

    The flag of the Musqueam Indian Band was permanently raised on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus today, thus formally signifying the university’s recognition of the Musqueam. Read More

Welcome to the UBC Vancouver Indigenous Portal

Your pathway to learning about UBC’s commitment to Indigenous engagement at its Vancouver campus and an information resource for Indigenous students, faculty and the wider community.

UBC Vancouver is situated in the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) – People of the River Grass.

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Featured Stories

Featured Stories

Stories about key Indigenous initiatives at UBC
Indigenous Units

Indigenous Units

Descriptions of UBC units with an Indigenous focus
Student Resources

Student Resources

Resources and opportunities for current Aboriginal students
Indigenous Strategic Plan

Indigenous Strategic Plan

Updates on UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan developments

Featured Stories

UBC Farm’s Indigenous Garden selected for Canada’s Garden Hall of Fame

Gardens Canada has selected the Indigenous Health Research and Education Garden — xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden — at the UBC Farm to Canada’s Garden Hall of Fame, as part of the 2000-2022 class. The Indigenous Garden, led Dr. Eduardo Jovel, who is currently the interim director of the First Nations House of Learning until June 30, 2022, […]

FNHL statement on first anniversary of #215

The First Nations House of Learning remembers and acknowledges the first anniversary of the tragic news that 215 unmarked graves were discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. We feel sorrow and sadness surrounding these children’s deaths and for those whose unmarked graves […]

FNHL Statement on Red Dress Day

Today, on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day, the First Nations House of Learning stands in solidarity with the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and relatives. As we honour their lives, and acknowledge the pain and sorrow felt by their […]
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